When it was revealed is irrelevant, When did the body first form is the relevant question. It was formed by the first disciples. It grew larger when gentiles were allowed to become part of the BOC.
Some things about the law that need explaining.
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When it was revealed is irrelevant, When did the body first form is the relevant question. It was formed by the first disciples. It grew larger when gentiles were allowed to become part of the BOC.
Christ was purposed from before the foundation of the world to be the Savior of all who believe by grace through faith. Failing to grasp that, one must wonder: what is it about Christianity you do understand?
Of course, we are always the protagonist in our own minds remember?
This is just avoidance. You wrongly claim the BOC is separate from Israel but Paul writes Israel (Jews) and Gentiles (non-Jews) are the BOC.
You are also wrong to claim the BOC does not partake of the new covenant.
Romans 10:1
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Try replacing the bolded term with BOC and see whether it still makes sense to you
He is speaking of faithless Israel, not those who accept Christ and are in the BOC. Never confuse non-believers with believers.
But you do agree that Israel is not equivalent to the Body of Christ, at least not in that verse right?
There is true Israel, and faithless Israel. It is unwise to confuse the two. True Israel was the first to become the BOC.
This common method of yours, that I have encountered numerous times, makes your argument a tautological one.
Whenever it suits your purpose, you can deemed the term "Israel" stated in Scripture, to be either true Israel, or faithless Israel.
That is why, in the end, wiser to just agree to disagree.
Obviously the Israel Paul wrote of in the last scripture you referenced was the unsaved, non-Christian Israel. That is not established by simply deciding it based on "when it suits your purpose".
Hebrews is quoting Jeremiah predicting the NC. Do you deny Jesus was purposed from before the foundation of the world to be the Savior of all who would believe by grace through faith is His shed righteous blood for the remission of sin that we might be reconciled to God?
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Where do you get this?
and where would abraham Noah and other pre Israel believers fits. Since there was no Israel?
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Actually there was a Roman family (gentile) who also received the gospel,
but yes, in Gods plan it did go to Israel first, then Samaria then the ends of the earth
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Actually Christ as the suffering servant was the mystery. The body of Christ was no mystery, the Oat speaks of the word going to gentiles as shown in a post above
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